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The Wells Township handbook

Living in Wells Township, OH: what to set up and who to call

Brilliant Water and Sewer reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. The closest ER is Trinity Medical Center East &trinity Medical Center West, 7.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wells Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Wells Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wells Township. Its homes paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 60% of AEP Ohio’s home customers do, and AEP Ohio still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Brilliant Water and Sewer

Brilliant Water and Sewer supplies Wells Township: about 48% of residents live in its service area. About 52% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 2,000 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile2.7 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.5 ppb. That’s higher than 80% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH4100412.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Wells Township

82% of 1,347 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable69%2,000/250
Jefferson County CableCable15%400/40
VerizonFixed wireless65%300/20
Smart Way CommunicationsFixed wireless44%200/25
AT&TFixed wireless9%25/3
Ohio Transparent TelecomFixed wireless4%50/10

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Wells Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wells Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Wells Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Wells Township kids go to
PK–5Buckeye North Elementary SchoolBuckeye Local School District
6–8Buckeye Local Junior Highin Rayland
9–12Buckeye Local High Schoolin Rayland

Wells Township is in Buckeye Local School District.

B−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Wells Township spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Wells Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Wells TownshipZIP’s residents in Wells Township
43913Brilliant, OH53%100%
43943Rayland, OH31%23%
43938Mingo Junction, OH15%7%

A few homes fall in 43917.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Wells Township

Who supplies Wells Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Brilliant Water and Sewer (EPA ID OH4100412). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.7 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wells Township?

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Wells Township?

Xfinity, Jefferson County Cable, Verizon, Smart Way Communications, AT&T, Ohio Transparent Telecom (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wells Township?

43913 (53%), 43943 (31%), 43938 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wells Township in?

Buckeye Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Wells Township?

In Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Director, Jefferson County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterlookup.ohiosos.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.